DeMaMech: EU-Japan Collaboration in Higher Education Student Exchange Program

Offer of Research Topic

Offer from	University	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
	Faculty/Department/Institute	Faculty of Engineering Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
	Group Name	Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA)
Research Theme		Implementation of a framework for　　 position/force/impedance/impact control on a 1 DOF setup
Brief Explanation		This project focuses on the implementation of a controller with variable parameters. These parameters can be altered online, so one obtains a position controller, a force controller, an impact controller. This can afterwards be used to execute the task of contacting an object with a certain force, while eliminating high impact forces.
Research Steps
Period		5 months
Necessary Background, Knowledge, Skills		Matlab and Simulink, basics of feedback control
Further Information		http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma
Contact Person		Prof. Dr. ir. Hendrik Van Brussel (hendrik.vanbrussel@mech.kuleuven.ac.be